Soup recipes from the Kitchen Cupboard Cook
The beauty of making a huge stock pot of soup is that you can freeze what you don't use, and enjoy it at another meal. Another wonderful thing about soups is that you can adapt them so easily. Saving money while you cook is as easy to learn as it is to do. You will begin to dream up your own recipes as time goes by.
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Soup ala Frugal cooking
No one can afford to waste food these days. If there is anything I hate, it is having to throw away produce because we just didn't use "all" of it. Well, get out that kettle, kiddos! Here is one of the easies, most frugal but tasty recipes I know:Pantry Soup
What you will need:
Dutch oven or stock pot
1 Can of Green Beans with liquid(Or fresh + 1C water)
1 Can of peas with liquid(or fresh + 1C water)
1 Can of corn with liquid
1 Lg. Can of Chicken or Beef Broth (I prefer Swansons)
1 Can of potatoes, or about 2 fresh (*NOTE: If you want to add even MORE nutrition to this soup, put the potato peelings into a cheese cloth, close, and let simmer with soup. Remove before serving soup)
Begin cooking on low heat. After the flavors have blended for a while, try some and add salt/pepper to taste. When it is at full boil, add 1 pkg of uncooked noodles (whichever kind you like) Cook until heated through, about 7-10 minutes. If you prefer more chicken flavor, add either more broth, or a can of chicken noodle soup.
*VARIATION; Add tomatoe juice to your liking.
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Remember you can use fresh or canned vegetables in the soups. If you are cleaning and blanching fresh produce, again, stash some away for soups.
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This soup can be served hot or cold. Perfect for summer OR winter!Black Bean and Salsa Soup
2 Cans black beans
1 1/2 Cup soup stock
1 Cup of your favorite Salsa
1 Teaspoon Cumin
1/4 Cup Sour Cream
1 or 2 Green onions, chopped.
Put the beans, salsa, cumin, and soup stock into a food processor (a blender is OK too). Puree the mixture until it is creamy in texture. Pour the mixture into a mid-sized pot and heat on low-medium until it is completely hot. This allows the flavors to merge. If you are going to serve it cold, move it to the fridge to cool off till it is time to eat. To eat it hot, simply serve into bowls and garnish with the onions and some of the sour cream.
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Cheesy Potato Soup1 bag frozen potato hashbrowns
2-3 Cans Chicken Broth
1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 Can Cheddar Cheese soup
1 Can Cream of Chicken
Put ingredients into a pan and cook thoroughly. You can add broccoli, corn, even ham to this recipe and it is marvelous!
Ramen Meatball Soup
What you need:
Pot big enough for however many servings you want to make
Ramen noodles, 1 package for each serving you want to make
Frozen Meatballs; 5 per serving
From the tap, or from bottled water, fill the pot with water. Add broth from the Ramen packets. Bring to a boil and add frozen meatballs. Let simmer for about 5 minutes then add all of the ramen noodles. Cook until noodles are tender, about 4-5 minutes. **You may need to cook the meatballs in the broth for a while longer, check before continuing.
Taco Soup
2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 can pinto beans
1 can whole kernel corn ,drained
1 can Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilis
1 pkg. taco seasoning mix -(opt.)
1 pkg. original hidden valley ranch dressing(dry)
2 1/2 cups water or more, to make soup broth
Brown Ground Beef and Onions (unless you already have frozen cooked ground beef) in a pot. Drain Fat. Put in rest of ingredients and simmer until hot and flavors mixed (1 hour)
**Serve with Cornbread or tortillas
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What's your favorite soup recipe
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- KathyMcGraw KathyMcGraw Sep 29, 2009 @ 8:21 pm
- Wow V I shouldn't have read this while I was hungry....getting ready to eat and now I want soup :)
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- Tipi Tipi Jul 13, 2009 @ 2:34 pm | in reply to Shelly
- Shelly, I never knew about adding a little butter to soup like that, sounds like a great idea. You should get me to follow you around more.
A great way to save money on those veggies, etc. is to make soup before they go bad. I love homemade soups the best. One of my favorite added zings is a bit of dill. Fresh dill is always the best. Great lens, nice to stop by again....to get hungry!
Have a great day!
Susie
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- Shelly Shelly Jul 13, 2009 @ 1:33 pm
- You're so right about the "mystery soup" surprise--it happpens to me now and then. Taco soup, now that's something I'll have to make--who would have thought of the Hidden Valley Ranch dressing pack in there? Sounds yummy! I discovered along the way that V-8 juice is great in veggie soups, and now they do have the lower sodium variety--when Tipi's and my Dad tried my soup years ago, he said, "Finally someone came up with something that stuff is good for!". I also like to add a bit of butter in my soups just before serving--it could be just me, but I think it just enhances the taste much more than if the butter is added early on--it doesn't take much to increase the pleasure. As you probably have guessed, I love soup and this lens is right up my alley! This is a perfect compliment to your Recession Garden lens, just get your veggies out back and make a pot of soup!
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- CherylK CherylK May 25, 2009 @ 3:27 pm
- I love soup and it pretty much doesn't matter what kind! I love this quick guide to pantry soups - you are so clever.
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- ChineseKitesforKids ChineseKitesforKids May 22, 2009 @ 7:13 pm
- What an incredible lens. This is perfect for me since I couldn't really cook something to save my life. Soup I can cook and afford...awesome! The black bean salsa soup looks fabulous! Thank you for sharing. I stumbled this one for you and posted it to my Facebook for my friends to see. I tried adding you to Facebook but the page kept coming up wrong. Maybe you should double check the link on your Squidoo profile page? Anyways, great lens! 5 stars! I really enjoyed it.
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